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Ventura Missionary Preschool

500 High Point Drive, Ventura, CA 93003 · Ventura County
Child care center (preschool)

Ventura Missionary Preschool is a licensed child care center in Ventura, CA, licensed for up to 182 children and serving preschool-age children. It has held its California license since 1993. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it twice. The state issued 2 citations, 0 of them Type A (the most serious). 1 citation came in the last 12 months. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #45 of 61 centers in Ventura and has more citations per inspection than 60% of California licensed centers.

Inspection record

More citations than 60% of 10,948 California licensed centers, per inspection, weighted by severity. More citations than most
Tied for #45 of 61 centers in Ventura
0 Type A citations
2 Type B citations
2 Inspections
0 Complaints investigated
2 citations from 6 state visits since Feb 8, 2021 · 1 in the last 12 months · last inspected Dec 17, 2025

Every state visit

2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom) Dec 17, 2025 · Inspection · no citation Dec 17, 2025 · Report/investigation · no citation Dec 17, 2025 · Report/investigation · citation found Jul 20, 2022 · Inspection · no citation Nov 30, 2021 · Report/investigation · no citation Nov 29, 2021 · Report/investigation · citation found
Citation issued No citation Top row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Supervision 1
Records & paperwork 1

Citations, newest first

Type B Dec 17, 2025 Case management visit (incident) Supervision
Care and supervision §101229(a)(1)
(a) The licensee shall provide care and supervision as necessary to meet the children's needs.(1) No child(ren) shall ... This requirements is not met as evidence by: 1 Director talked to Staff and reminded them of resources available to them, also reminded staff if they need additinal help they can use there walky-talkies and call for help. Director reminded staff to match the children with their profile in the app ProCare that has name to face. Daily meetings are held every morning. Director also reminded staff to always sweep the area after each transition from each area to do a recount. Based on observation,interview, and record review the center did not comply with the section cited above S1 missed counted which resaulted in C1 being left in the play yard which poses/posed a potential health, safety, or personal rights risk to persons in care. 8
Plan of correction due Dec 18, 2025
Type B Nov 29, 2021 Case management visit (deficiencies) Records & paperwork
Reporting requirements §101212(a)(d)(1)(D)
on or around the week of 11/22/2021, the facility was made aware that a church volunteer and/or tech volunteer was arrested for crimes against a minor child whom attends the Ventura Missionary Private School. The facility failed to report the unsusual incident and the arrest of the church volunteer. The church is in a different dwelling, however is located on the same property of the licensed preschool center. This poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risks to persons in care.
Plan of correction due Nov 29, 2021

About this center

Licensed capacity 182 children
License type Child care center (preschool)
License status Licensed
Licensed since Dec 10, 1993
Licensee Ventura Missionary Church Corporation
Administrator Laurie Pido
Phone (805) 644-9515
State facility # 561708227
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Common questions

Does Ventura Missionary Preschool take infants?

Not under this license, which covers preschool-age children.

Has Ventura Missionary Preschool had any serious violations?

No Type A citations since 2021. It has 2 Type B citations, listed above.

How does Ventura Missionary Preschool compare with other daycares in Ventura?

It is tied for #45 of 61 centers in Ventura by weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 60% of California licensed centers with enough inspection history to compare.

When was Ventura Missionary Preschool last inspected?

Dec 17, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.

How much does Ventura Missionary Preschool cost?

California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Ventura Missionary Preschool for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Ventura County, which includes Ventura, was $945 a month for preschoolers (about $1,190 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.

Who runs Ventura Missionary Preschool?

The licensee is Ventura Missionary Church Corporation, and the administrator listed with the state is Laurie Pido.

Licensed centers nearby

Citations are quoted from California Department of Social Services inspection and complaint reports. Type A citations are the state’s most serious category (an immediate risk to children’s health, safety or personal rights); Type B citations are a potential risk. A citation is a finding about one rule, not a judgment about a center overall. Complaint allegations appear here only when the state substantiated them.

To read the full state reports, search facility number 561708227 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.

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